Pliable manifolding set



A ril 17, 1934.

L. s. LANKTON 1,955,336 PLIABLE MANIFOLDING SET Filed July 27. 1932 INVENTOR. Lou/s 6TUAET LANKT'ON,

BYM, M, 8 ATTORNEYS.

Patented Apr. 17, 1934 UNITED STATES PLIABLE MANIFOLDING SET Louis Stuart Lankton,

Fairfield, Conn, 'assignor to American Sales Book Company, Limited, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, a corporation of Canada Application July 27, 1932, Serial No. 624,940

7 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in manifolding assemblies or sets of record and transfer leaves attached together in superposed manifolding relation, and more particularly to such manifolding sets in which the leaves are arranged to provide a unitary assemblage, flexible and pliable throughout its extent and free from projections or rigid bindings such as might interfere with the free entry of the assemblage into a writing or similar manifolding machine.

It is a general object of the invention to provide a manifolding assembly of the class mentioned which is thin and flexible and free from wrinkles, bulges, puckers and similar irregularities and embodying an improved arrangement and attachments of the several leaves in the assembly.

A further object is to provide in a manifolding assembly of the class mentioned an improved attaching arrangement for attaching the carbon or transfer leaves in position in the assembly in such a manner as to avoid wrinkling, puckering, bulging and similar irregularities such as might interfere with the'free introduction into a writing machine, or with the proper transfer of the inscriptions to the several copy leaves.

It is a further object of the invention to provide in a manifolding assembly of the class mentioned an improved structure and arrangement of one of the transfer leaves whereby selective inscriptions or location marks may be selectively applied by a manifolding machine to predetermined parts of one of the record leaves.

Still another object of the invention is to provide an improved arrangement for maintaining the record and transfer leaves in their correct manifolding relation with each other and for separating the record from the transfer leaves in an easy and expeditious manner after the inscriptions have been completed.

Other objects of the invention will be, in part, pointed out in the following detailed description of certain illustrative but preferred embodiments of the invention and will be, in part, obvious in connection therewith.

The invention accordingly comprises the features of construction, combinations of elements and arragement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter set forth and the scope of the application of which will be indicated in the claims.

For a more complete understanding of the nature and objects of the invention, reference is had to the following detailed description and to the accompanying drawing in which Fig. l is a top perspective partially diagrammatic view of a manifolding assembly embodying the invention, parts being broken away to reveal the structure and arrangement,

Fig. 2 is a section substantially on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 and Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1 disclosing a slightly modified embodiment of the invention. Referring to the embodiment shown in Figs. 1 and 2, three record leaves are included in the assembly, an original record leaf 5, a duplicate 6 and a triplicate '7. All of these record leaves are preferably, as shown, made of a single sheet of paper of suitable weight and thickness for manifolding and being folded along longitudinal lines 8 and 9 so as to position the several leaves in superposed overlapping relation with each other. Each fold line 8 and 9 may be appropriately weakened as by scoring, perforating or the like to facilitate severance of the leaves from each other after the inscriptions have been completed. It will be noticed that the duplicate record leaf 6 is folded so as to be interleaved between the original and triplicate leaves and to be inclosed in the fold between these two leaves. Each of the record leaves may be provided with appropriate blank forms for receiving the inscriptions, and in the embodiment shown two such blank forms 10 and 11 spaced longitudinally of the leaves are provided.

An intermediate record leaf 12 is also preferably included in the assembly, this, in the embodiment shown, being free and unattached from the other leaves of the assembly but normally held in position in manifolding relation by frictional engagement with the adjacent leaves. This record leaf, which may be supplied either by the user or by the manufacturer, is thus adapted for insertion or removal at will and is intended to serve as a ledger leaf for receiving the inscriptions at different times, and may remain in position for the complete period until all the inscriptions are completed, or removed after each individual inscription. It may thus be employed for receiving items covering a series of transactions at different times over a period such as a week or a month.

Also included in the assembly are a plurality of transfer leaves for transferring the inscriptions to the record surfaces of the copy leaves. A sheet 13 of transfer paper is transversely folded at 14 to provide two superposed transfer leaves 15 and 16 in overlapping relation and substantially co-extensive with each other. Thus, what may be termed a two-ply transfer leaf is provided, having a fold line 14 between the plies.

When inserted in normal position in the assembly, the two-ply transfer leaf encloses or encompasses the intermediate record leaf 6, the fold 14 enclosing the upper or end edge of the record leaf. This fold thus provides a lug or support engaging the edge of the record leaf for maintaining the transfer leaves 15 and 16 in their correct manifolding position.

An additional transfer leaf 1'7 is located in the assembly immediately beneath the original record leaf 5 and is provided at its inner edge ad- J'acent to the fold 8 of the record leaves with a fold line 18. This fold is positioned only a short distance from the inner edge of the transfer leaf thus providing a reversely disposed short supporting leaf or tab 19. The transfer leaf 17 is thus folded at its inner edge to enclose or encompass the adjacent longitudinal edge of the intermediate record leaf 6. By this means the transfer leaf is supported and maintained in its correct manifolding position in the assembly.

All of the transfer leaves preferably are provided with transfer material only on their under surfaces as indicated at 20, but such leaves may be provided on both sides with transfer material when desired. The transfer leaf 17, as shown, is coated with transfer material 20 only at such parts thereof as overlap the blank form 11 of the original record leaf 5, although the remainder of the leaf may be similarly coated if desired. With this selectively positioned material on the transfer leaf 1'? it will be observed that inscriptions made upon the blank form 11 will be transferred to the ledger leaf 12 while inscriptions made upon the blank form 10 will not be transferred to the ledger leaf.

At its free edge, that is, the edge opposite to to the supporting tab 19, the transfer leaf 17 is notched or cut away as indicated at 21 for a portion only of its length. The edge of the notched portion of the transfer leaf is positioned to lie substantially flush with the adjacent edge of the original record leaf 5, while the un notched part provides-a marginal portion or tab 22 extending slightly beyond the adjacent edge of the original record leaf. As shown, the notch 21 is substantially co-extensive with the blank form 11, while the extension or tab 22 occupies the remainder of the length of the transfer leaf.

The corners of the record leaves are cut away at one end of the assembly as indicated at 23, while the corresponding corners of the transfer leaves are not similarly cut, thus providing grip extensions or tabs exposed beyond the adjacent edges of the record leaves. This provides a selective grip formation whereby the transfer leaves may be selectively gripped to the exclusion of the record leaves. At the opposite end of the assembly the transfer leaves terminate short of the adjacent ends of the record leaves, thus providing a selective grip formation whereby the record leaves may be selectively gripped to the exclusion of the transfer leaves. These selective grip formations provide convenient means for separating the record leaves from the transfer leaves after the inscriptions have been completed.

It will be understood that the showing of the drawing is partially diagrammatic, the respective leaves shown as being separated from each other in order to reveal the structure and arrangement. Normally the leaves lie in close contact with each other, providing a thin, flexible, manifolding assembly. The transfer leaves, inasmuch as they are ordinarily used to complete the inscriptions of a single manifolding assembly, are preferably made of light and inexpensive paper with a relatively light coating of transfer material.

In making the inscriptions upon the assembly of Fig. 1, as shown, the ledger sheet is inserted into position between the transfer leaves 15 and 17. The complete assembly is thus inserted into the writing machine whereupon inscriptions written upon the original leaf 5 will be transferred to the other record leaves of the assembly. Certain classes of writing machines are adapted to impress a mark such as a star at the margins of the leaves, such marks serving as positioning marks for the ledger leaf. Thus, in this embodiment, the machine will impress the star upon the marginal portion of the ledger leaf 12 at the part thereof occupied by the notch 21 of the transfer leaf 17. This serves as a location mark for aiding insertion of the ledger leaf in its correct position in the assembly at the next succeeding entry. If the writing is being made upon the blank form 10, the extending marginal portion or tab 22 will prevent the star being impressed upon the ledger leaf, it being understood that this tab is uneoated with transfer material. A further function of the tab 22 is to aid in the insertion of the ledger leaf into interleaved position. As shown, the lower corner of the tab overlies the upper surface of the transfer leaf 15, thus being in position to serve as a guide to engage the advancing edge of the ledger leaf as the latter is inserted into its manifolding position in the assembly. After the inscriptions have been completed and the assembly removed from the machine, the ledger leaf may be easily removed at the end of the mouth or other period by grasping its margin which extends at the right of the assembly. When the series of inscriptions have been completed, the transfer leaves may be removed from the assembly by grasping the selective grip portions thereof and exerting pull in opposite directions. The record leaves may then be detached from each other along the weakened severance lines thereof.

It will be understood that the upper section or blank form 10 of the original record leaf 5 is ordinarily not employed for posting. This form is used for other data which is not transferred to the ledger sheet 12 because of the fact that the lower surface of the upper part of the transfer sheet 17 is unprovided with transfer material. However, the data supplied both upon the upper form 10 and the lower form 11 is written by the same posting machine which prints the star. The lower form 11 only is ordinarily used for posting and its length may be varied to accommodate the different class of work in hand. As data is entered upon the form 11, the machine prints a star upon the ledger sheet 12 by virtue of the notch 21 in the transfer sheet 17; when data is written upon the upper form 10, the printing of the star upon the ledger sheet will be prevented by the presence of the extension or tab 22. The stars thus printed upon the ledger sheet after the several posting entries assist in positioning the Fig. 3 is similar in general aspects to that of Figs. 1 and 2 and corresponding parts are designated by the same reference numerals with the addition of the index a. In this case, however, the transfer leaf 17a is unprovided with the notch 21 of Fig. 1, this leaf thus terminating at its outer edge throughout its length substantially flush with the adjacent edge of the original leaf 5a. This original leaf may be provided with a single blank form 24. The arrangement and attachments of the transfer leaves 15a, 16a and 17a in the assembly are similar to those above described. However ,the lower lefthand corners of the transfer leaves may cut off as indicated at 25 to provide for easier insertion in the posting machine. The adjacent corners of the record leaves may project beyond the adjacent margins of the cut corners of the transfer leaves to provide selective grip tabs or extensions, or the selective grip may be formed as in Fig. 1 by staggering the lower ends of the record and transfer leaves. The separation of the record from the transfer leaves may in either case be effected in a manner similar to that above described.

Since certain changes may be made in the above-construction and different embodiments of the invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawing shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A unitary pliable manifolding assembly including, in combination, a sheet folded to form a plurality of record leaves in superposed manifolding relation, and two transfer leaves each having a supporting fold enclosing an edge of one of the record leaves at different edges of the assembly, one of said transfer leaves being positioned next to the top or original record leaf and having a free marginal part projecting for a portion of its extent beyond the adjacent edge of the original record leaf, said marginal part having a notch along another portion of its extent so as to avoid projecting beyond said adjacent edge for a portion of its extent, and a record leaf lying directly below said notched transfer leaf and having a part of its record surface exposed for inscription through said notch, and also having a part of its surface overlapping said projecting free marginal part.

2. A unitary pliable manifolding assembly including, in combination, a sheet folded to form a plurality of record leaves in superposed manifolding relation, and two transfer leaves each having a supporting fold enclosing an edge of one of the record leaves at different edges of the assembly, one of said transfer leaf folds being positioned at the end edge of the assembly and another transfer leaf fold being positioned at the side edge of the assembly, one of said transfer leaves being positioned next to the top or original record leaf and having a free marginal part projecting for a portion of its extent beyond the adjacent edge of the original record leaf, said marginal part having a notch along another portion of its extent so as to avoid projecting beyond said adjacent edge for a portion of its extent, and a record leaf lying directly below said notched transfer leaf and having a part of its record surface exposed for inscription throughsaid notch,

and also having apart of its surface overlapping said projecting free marginal part.

3. A unitary pliable manifolding assembly including, in combination, a sheet folded to form a plurality of record leaves in superposed manifolding relation, and two transfer leaves each having a supporting fold enclosing an edge of one of the record leaves at'different edges of the assembly, one of said transfer leaf folds being positioned at the end edge of the assembly and another transfer leaf fold being positioned at the side edge of the assembly, one of said transfer leaves being positioned next to the top or original record leaf and having a free marginal part projecting for a portion of its extent beyond the adjacent edge of the originalrecord leaf, said marginal part having a notch along another portion of its extent so as to avoid projecting beyond said adjacent edge for a portion of its extent, a record leaf lying directly below said notched transfer leaf and having a part of its record surface exposed for inscription through said notch. and also having a part of its surface overlapping said projecting free marginal part, selective grip formations for selectively gripping the record leaves at one part of the assembly and selective grip formations for selectively gripping the transfer leaves at a spaced part of the assembly.

4. A manifolding assembly including, in combination, a sheet including a plurality of record leaves in superposed manifolding relation, one of said record leaves lying between two others, thus providing an intermediate record leaf, a twoply folded transfer leaf having its fold enclosing one edge of said intermediate leaf to provide a support for the transfer leaf, and an additional transfer leaf overlying the upper ply of said two-ply leaf and having a supporting fold engaging another edge of said intermediate record leaf, said additional transfer leaf having a marginal portion or tab extending beyond the adjacent edge of the top or original record leaf, said extending marginal portion being shorter than said top record leaf and being free of transfer material, and a ledger record leaf lying directly below said additional transfer leaf and having its outer marginal portion extending beyond the edge of said top record leaf and underlying said ta 5. A manifolding assembly including, in combination, a sheet including a plurality of record leaves in superposed manifolding relation, one

of said record leaves lying between two others thus providing an intermediate record leaf, a two-ply folded transfer leaf having its fold enclosing one end edge of said intermediate leaf with the transfer plies overlapping opposite surfaces of the latter, and an additional transfer leaf overlying the upper ply of said two-ply leaf and having at one longitudinal edge thereof a supporting tab engaging in supporting relation with a longitudinal edge of said intermediate record leaf.

6. A unitary man folding assembly including, in combination, a plurality of record leaves attached together in superposed manifolding relation with each other and including outer leaves and an intermediate leaf, and transfer material between said record leaves and including a transfer leaf provided with a backwardly folded supporting tab at one edge thereof engaging said intermediate record leaf to support the transfer leaf. in position, said transfer leaf having on one of its surfaces a carbonized zone and a zone fr of said transfer material, and having a notch at its edge opposite said supporting tab positioned opposite to and extending along said carbonized zone and being substantially co-extensive with the latter, said transfer leaf having also a tab at its notched edge positioned opposite to and extending along the zone free of transfer material and projecting beyond the edge of the overlying record leaf, and being free of transfer material.

'7. A unitary manifoldng assembly including, in combination, a plurality of record leaves attached together in superposed manifolding relation with each other and including outer leaves and an intermediate leaf, and transfer material between said record leaves and including a transfer leaf positioned in transfer relation in the assembly immediately beneath the top record leaf which has a free edge, said transfer leaf having on one of its surfaces a carbonized zone and a zone free of transfer material, and having a notch at its edge adjacent said free edge of the top record leaf, the edge of the notched portion of the transfer leaf being substantially flush with said free edge, said transfer leaf also having a tab at its notched edge positioned opposite to and extending along the zone which is free of transfer material and projecting beyond the free edge of the overlying record leaf to prevent impression upon the underlying leaf.

LOUIS STUART LANKTON. 

